Bristol squeaks past Garfield, stays undefeated

January 16, 2013

BRISTOLVILLE - It was a close call for the Bristol Panthers on Tuesday night against Garfield. But even after a sub-par shooting night, the Panthers were able to stay unbeaten with a 65-63 victory against the G-Men.

The Panthers are now 13-0 on the season.

With around 1:20 left in the game, Anthony Workman hit a layup for Garfield, putting the G-Men up by three. Bristol came back with one minute left, when Chad Oliver drove to the hoop, but was fouled. He made both free throws, putting the Panthers within one. On the inbounds, Oliver then stole it and layed it in, giving Bristol the one-point edge.

Garfield tried to tie the game up and got a shot off around the 20-second mark that fell short. Oliver rebounded the ball, was fouled and made one foul shot to seal the victory.

The Panthers definitely felt some offensive woes as they only made five 3-pointers and were 23 of 41 from the foul line.

Oliver finished the game with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Lee led all scorers with 21 points for the Panthers.

Workman and Steven Lambert both scored 13 points for the G-Men. Fred Maxey and Matt Pratt both had 12.

MAPLEWOOD 41, CHAMPION 36: MECCA - It was a slow start to the game, but the Rockets took an early lead and held on throughout to defeat the Golden Flashes in a non-conference game.

The first half score was 12-8, before both teams came out for a 15-10 third quarter. Champion outscored Maplewood in the fourth, but it was too little, too late.

Howland had the lead at half, 39-30, but pulled away in the second half, outscoring Struthers 46-24.

Brendan Cope was the high scorer for Howland with 23 points. Right behind him was Arbie Murray with 22, followed by John-Mark Weisman with 19. The Tigers are now 4-8 on the season.

A. Quattro led Struthers with 12 points.

BADGER 65, LEDGEMONT 42: KINSMAN - Brandon Bates had a career night leading the Braves past the Redskins.

Bates scored a career-high 37 points for Badger. He made 13 field goals and was 11 of 13 from the charity stripe. He scored 13 of his points in the first quarter and 12 in the fourth.

Jason Lipps added 12 points for the Braves, who are now 6-5.

LAKEVIEW 68, GRAND VALLEY 51: ORWELL - Lakeview travelled north and was able to notch its second win of the season.

Lakeview (2-10) was up 36-30 at the half and pushed their lead by using a 24-12 third quarter to secure the win. Andrew Grove dropped 13 points for Lakeview, while Jake Rosowicz scored 11. Justin Journey and Jake Pishotti both scored 10 for the Bulldogs

Daylen Williams led Youngstown Christian with 16 points. Jayquan Yanno added 15 points and Kaevon Green chipped in 12 for the Eagles. Wyatt Ford led the way for Mathews with 15 points. Aaron Suchanek and Andy Morgan added eight each for the Mustangs.

Mathews looks to rebound against Southington Friday.

MINERAL RIDGE 59, CRESTVIEW 53: COLUMBIANA - Mineral Ridge reached nine wins on the season as it beat Crestivew on the road.

Corey Phillips led Mineral Ridge (9-4) with 20 points. Zach Hagy scored 16 and Nathan Palmer poured in 14 for the Rams. Crestview (7-5) was led by Robert Logan, who scored a game-high 27 points.

Mineral Ridge seeks its 10th win of the season Friday night as it faces Lisbon at home.

HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN 48, LORDSTOWN 33: COLUMBIANA - Heartland Christian used a third-quarter run to help get past Lordstown.

Heartland Christian was leading 20-17 at halftime. A big 18-4 third-quarter run was the difference maker to help Heartland Christian notch its 10th win of the season. Glenn Hoffman led Heartland Christian (10-3) with scored 15 points. Brandon Crawford and Kyle Burgess both scored nine for the Lions. Jake Jones scored 12 for Lordstown.